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Many Finance and Accounting Workers Are Optimistic About the Job Market — Here’s How CPA Firms Can Respond

CPA Practice

The number of job openings and quits in the United States has been on a downward trend for several months, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, it doesn’t mean CPA firms are finding it any easier to staff available positions — or hold on to the valued employees they already have in place.

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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

Accounting Insight

Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. But why has the accounting profession become so unattractive? We’ve gathered three reasons for the shortage of accountants, as well as solutions for CPA firms to consider.

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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

CPA Practice

One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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How to Get an Accounting Job Using LinkedIn

AdviceForTaxpreparers

Most of us get plenty of articles in our inbox and social media from sources such as Accounting Today , CPA Trendlines , Going Concern , AccountingWeb , Journal of Accountancy , etc., How do I get my first accounting job? How do I make my current job easier? on the latest updates in the profession.

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Earn $20 per Book Promoting My Tax Preparer Book from Home in Your Spare Time

AdviceForTaxpreparers

by Bill Meador, CPA, JD. My name is Bill Meador and I am writing a book to help tax staff succeed in a public accounting firm tax department. Having been a CPA since 1992, I have been through more tax seasons that I want to remember. Bill Meador, CPA, JD. Latest posts by Bill Meador, CPA, JD ( see all ).

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Are accounting firms keeping remote work positions?

ThomsonReuters

Are there still remote accounting jobs? The short answer is yes, remote accounting jobs are still being offered. And forward-looking firms are heeding the call. For more information about how your accountants can successfully work from home, read our white paper “ Running your CPA firm remotely?

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How to Grow Expertise, Build a Stronger Career, and Develop Talent Pipelines

CPA Practice

There are several ways accounting professionals and organizations can benefit from upskilling and reskilling online — whether to prepare for the CPA exam, build cutting-edge analytic capabilities, or create a new talent strategy. In 2020, the World Economic Forum predicted a decline in accounting jobs by 2025.